This table shows example characters for each hanyu pinyin syllable by tone, allowing one to easily see which characters are grouped together, as well as which initial, final, and tone combinations are common or uncommon.
To generate the table, I used two sets of data from Chih-Hao Tsai: Frequency and Stroke Counts of Chinese Characters and Mandarin Syllable Frequency Counts for Chinese Characters. I amalamated them into a table of frequency rank and most common pronounciation for each character: frequency_pinyin_table.txt, which was used as input to mktonetable.pl.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| er | 而兒 | 爾耳 | 二 | ||
| a | 啊阿 | ||||
| ba | 吧八巴叭芭 | 拔 | 把 | 罷爸霸 | |
| pa | 啪 | 爬 | 怕 | ||
| ma | 嘛 | 嗎媽 | 麻 | 馬碼瑪螞 | 罵 |
| fa | 發 | 罰乏 | 法髮 | ||
| da | 搭 | 答達 | 打 | 大 | |
| ta | 他她它牠祂 | 塔 | 踏 | ||
| na | 拿 | 那哪 | 納 | ||
| la | 啦拉 | 喇 | 辣蠟 | ||
| ka | 咖 | 卡 | |||
| ha | 哈 | ||||
| za | 雜咱砸 | ||||
| ca | 擦 | ||||
| sa | 撒 | 灑 | 薩 | ||
| zha | 扎 | 札 | 炸 | ||
| cha | 差插叉 | 查察茶 | 剎 | ||
| sha | 殺沙砂莎杉 | 啥 | 傻 | 煞 | |
| o | 喔 | 哦 | |||
| bo | 撥玻剝 | 博伯柏薄泊駁勃 | 播 | ||
| po | 波坡潑 | 婆 | 頗 | 破迫 | |
| mo | 麼 | 摸 | 魔模摩磨膜 | 抹 | 莫末默寞墨漠脈陌 |
| fo | 佛 | ||||
| e | 額鵝 | 噁 | 惡俄餓 | ||
| de | 的 | 得德 | |||
| te | 特 | ||||
| le | 樂垃 | ||||
| ge | 歌哥割戈 | 格隔革閣 | 葛 | 個各 | |
| ke | 科顆柯棵 | 殼咳 | 可渴 | 課客克刻 | |
| he | 呵喝 | 何和合核河荷盒 | 賀鶴赫 | ||
| ze | 則責擇澤 | 怎 | |||
| ce | 測策冊側廁 | ||||
| se | 色瑟 | ||||
| zhe | 遮 | 哲折 | 者 | 這 | |
| che | 車 | 扯 | 徹撤 | ||
| she | 蛇舌 | 捨 | 社設舍射攝涉 | ||
| re | 惹 | 熱 | |||
| ai | 唉哀哎埃 | 矮 | 愛艾礙 | ||
| bai | 掰 | 白 | 百擺 | 敗拜 | |
| pai | 拍 | 排牌 | 派 | ||
| mai | 埋 | 買 | 賣麥邁 | ||
| dai | 呆 | 歹 | 代帶待戴袋 | ||
| tai | 胎 | 台臺抬颱 | 太態泰 | ||
| nai | 乃奶 | 耐奈 | |||
| lai | 來萊 | 賴 | |||
| gai | 該 | 改 | 概蓋 | ||
| kai | 開 | 凱豈 | 慨 | ||
| hai | 嗨 | 孩 | 海 | 害 | |
| zai | 哉災 | 宰 | 在再載 | ||
| cai | 猜 | 才材財裁 | 彩採采踩 | 蔡菜 | |
| sai | 塞 | 賽 | |||
| zhai | 齋摘 | 宅 | |||
| chai | 拆 | 柴 | |||
| bei | 悲杯盃卑 | 北 | 被備背輩貝倍臂 | ||
| pei | 陪培賠 | 配佩 | |||
| mei | 沒梅眉媒玫 | 美每 | 妹魅媚昧 | ||
| fei | 非飛菲啡 | 肥 | 匪 | 費廢 | |
| nei | 內 | ||||
| lei | 勒 | 雷 | 壘累 | 類淚 | |
| gei | 給 | ||||
| hei | 黑嘿 | ||||
| zei | 賊 | ||||
| shei | 誰 | ||||
| ao | 熬遨 | 奧傲澳 | |||
| bao | 包胞 | 保寶飽堡 | 報抱暴爆 | ||
| pao | 拋 | 袍 | 跑 | 泡砲炮 | |
| mao | 貓 | 毛矛 | 冒帽貌茂貿 | ||
| dao | 刀 | 導倒島禱 | 到道盜蹈 | ||
| tao | 濤 | 逃桃陶淘 | 討 | 套 | |
| nao | 腦惱 | 鬧 | |||
| lao | 勞牢 | 老佬 | 絡 | ||
| gao | 高糕 | 搞稿 | 告 | ||
| kao | 考烤拷 | 靠 | |||
| hao | 豪毫 | 好郝 | 號浩耗皓 | ||
| zao | 遭糟 | 早澡 | 造 | ||
| cao | 操 | 曹槽 | 草 | ||
| sao | 騷 | 掃 | |||
| zhao | 招昭召 | 找 | 照趙罩兆肇 | ||
| chao | 超抄 | 朝潮 | 吵炒 | ||
| shao | 燒稍 | 少紹 | |||
| rao | 饒 | 擾 | 繞 | ||
| ou | 歐 | 偶 | |||
| mou | 謀 | 某 | |||
| fou | 否 | ||||
| dou | 斗抖 | 鬥豆 | |||
| tou | 偷 | 頭投 | 透 | ||
| lou | 樓 | 露漏陋 | |||
| gou | 溝勾 | 狗 | 夠構購 | ||
| kou | 口 | 扣 | |||
| hou | 侯猴 | 後候后厚 | |||
| zou | 走 | 奏驟 | |||
| cou | 湊 | ||||
| sou | 搜 | ||||
| zhou | 週周洲州舟 | 軸 | 宙咒 | ||
| chou | 抽 | 愁籌仇 | 醜 | 臭 | |
| shou | 收 | 熟 | 手首守 | 受授售獸壽 | |
| rou | 柔 | 肉 | |||
| an | 安 | 案按暗岸 | |||
| ban | 般班搬斑 | 版板闆 | 辦半伴扮 | ||
| pan | 潘 | 盤胖 | 判盼叛 | ||
| man | 蠻漫 | 滿 | 慢曼 | ||
| fan | 翻番 | 煩凡繁帆 | 反返 | 犯範飯泛販范 | |
| dan | 單擔丹 | 膽 | 但彈蛋淡誕旦 | ||
| tan | 貪攤 | 談壇潭 | 坦 | 探嘆碳 | |
| nan | 難男南 | ||||
| lan | 蘭藍籃欄嵐攔 | 懶覽 | 爛濫 | ||
| gan | 乾干甘肝竿 | 感敢趕桿 | 幹 | ||
| kan | 刊堪 | 砍坎 | 看 | ||
| han | 含寒函韓涵 | 喊 | 漢憾汗翰 | ||
| zan | 贊讚 | ||||
| can | 參餐 | 殘 | 慘 | 燦 | |
| san | 三 | 傘 | 散 | ||
| zhan | 占詹沾 | 展斬 | 站戰佔暫 | ||
| chan | 禪纏 | 產闡 | |||
| shan | 山刪珊衫 | 閃 | 善扇 | ||
| ran | 然燃 | 染 | |||
| en | 嗯恩 | ||||
| ben | 奔 | 本 | 笨体 | ||
| pen | 噴 | 盆 | |||
| men | 們 | 悶 | 門 | ||
| fen | 分芬紛氛 | 粉 | 份奮憤 | ||
| gen | 跟根 | ||||
| ken | 肯懇 | ||||
| hen | 痕 | 很狠 | 恨 | ||
| sen | 森 | ||||
| zhen | 真珍針偵貞甄 | 診 | 陣振震鎮 | ||
| chen | 陳塵沉沈晨臣辰 | 趁 | |||
| shen | 身深申伸 | 神 | 審 | 甚慎 | |
| ren | 人仁 | 忍 | 認任 | ||
| ang | 昂 | ||||
| bang | 幫邦 | 榜膀 | 棒 | ||
| pang | 旁龐 | ||||
| mang | 忙茫芒盲 | ||||
| fang | 方芳坊 | 房防妨 | 訪仿彷 | 放 | |
| dang | 當 | 黨檔擋 | 盪蕩 | ||
| tang | 湯 | 堂唐糖 | 躺 | 趟 | |
| lang | 郎狼螂 | 朗 | 浪 | ||
| gang | 剛鋼綱缸崗岡 | 港 | |||
| kang | 康 | 抗 | |||
| hang | 航 | ||||
| zang | 髒 | ||||
| cang | 蒼滄倉 | 藏 | |||
| sang | 桑 | 喪 | |||
| zhang | 章張彰蟑 | 掌漲 | 帳障丈仗 | ||
| chang | 昌 | 長常嘗腸償 | 場廠 | 唱暢 | |
| shang | 傷商 | 賞 | 上尚 | ||
| rang | 讓 | ||||
| peng | 澎 | 朋棚彭 | 捧 | 碰 | |
| meng | 盟蒙 | 猛 | 夢孟 | ||
| feng | 風封瘋豐峰鋒楓蜂 | 逢縫 | 鳳奉諷 | ||
| deng | 登燈 | 等 | 鄧 | ||
| teng | 藤疼騰 | ||||
| neng | 能 | ||||
| leng | 冷 | ||||
| geng | 更 | ||||
| keng | 坑 | ||||
| heng | 亨哼 | 橫衡恆 | |||
| zeng | 曾增 | 贈 | |||
| ceng | 層 | ||||
| seng | 僧 | ||||
| zheng | 爭徵征掙箏 | 整 | 正政證鄭証症 | ||
| cheng | 稱撐 | 成城程誠承乘呈澄 | 秤 | ||
| sheng | 生聲升昇牲 | 省 | 勝聖剩盛 | ||
| reng | 仍 | ||||
| dong | 東冬 | 懂董 | 動洞棟凍 | ||
| tong | 通 | 同童銅 | 統筒桶 | 痛 | |
| nong | 農濃儂 | 弄 | |||
| long | 龍隆籠 | 攏 | |||
| gong | 工公功供攻宮恭弓 | 共貢 | |||
| kong | 空 | 恐孔 | 控 | ||
| hong | 轟 | 紅宏洪鴻弘虹 | |||
| zong | 宗蹤 | 總 | 縱綜粽 | ||
| cong | 聰匆 | 從叢 | |||
| song | 松鬆 | 送宋 | |||
| zhong | 中終鐘忠鍾衷 | 種重眾仲 | |||
| chong | 充衝沖 | 蟲崇虫 | 寵 | ||
| rong | 容榮融蓉溶 | ||||
| yi | 一依醫衣伊壹 | 疑宜移遺誼儀怡咦 | 以已倚乙椅矣蟻 | 意義議易亦異憶藝益譯役逸億翼毅液抑懿 | |
| bi | 逼 | 鼻 | 比筆彼 | 必畢避閉幣碧敝壁弊斃 | |
| pi | 批霹披匹 | 皮疲 | 痞 | 屁譬 | |
| mi | 咪 | 迷彌謎 | 米 | 密秘蜜祕覓 | |
| di | 低滴 | 敵迪笛 | 底抵 | 地第弟帝遞蒂 | |
| ti | 踢梯 | 提題 | 體 | 替 | |
| ni | 呢尼泥妮 | 你妳擬 | 逆匿 | ||
| li | 哩 | 離黎璃 | 理裡李里禮 | 力立利例歷麗厲勵莉壢靂粒曆 | |
| zi | 資姿滋茲 | 子仔紫 | 自字 | ||
| ci | 詞磁慈辭 | 此 | 次刺 | ||
| si | 思斯司私絲撕 | 死 | 四似賜寺肆 | ||
| zhi | 之知支隻織氏枝肢芝汁 | 直值執質職植殖 | 只指止紙址旨 | 至制治志智致置製誌秩緻稚 | |
| chi | 吃癡痴 | 持池遲匙馳 | 尺恥齒 | 赤翅斥 | |
| shi | 師失施詩獅屍濕 | 時什實十石食拾 | 使始史駛屎 | 是事式試世士市室視識示適勢釋逝誓飾 | |
| ri | 日 | ||||
| ji | 機基激績積雞丌蹟跡几 | 及級即集擊極急輯吉籍寂圾疾 | 己幾擠 | 記計技際繼紀既寄濟季忌繫劑祭 | |
| qi | 七溪妻欺戚漆淒 | 其期奇騎齊棋旗琪祈歧崎 | 起啟 | 氣器棄汽企契泣 | |
| xi | 西希嘻吸兮析悉犧稀攜熙 | 息習惜席襲昔錫 | 喜洗 | 系係細戲夕 | |
| ya | 呀壓鴨 | 牙涯 | 亞雅 | 訝 | |
| lia | 倆 | ||||
| jia | 家加佳嘉傢 | 夾 | 假甲 | 價架駕嫁 | |
| qia | 洽恰 | ||||
| xia | 蝦瞎 | 俠 | 下夏嚇 | ||
| yao | 邀么腰妖喲 | 搖遙謠堯 | 咬 | 要藥耀鑰 | |
| biao | 標飆 | 表錶 | |||
| piao | 漂飄 | 票 | |||
| miao | 喵 | 描苗 | 秒 | 妙廟 | |
| diao | 雕 | 掉釣吊 | |||
| tiao | 挑 | 調條 | 跳 | ||
| niao | 鳥 | 尿 | |||
| liao | 聊療寮 | 了瞭 | 料廖 | ||
| jiao | 交焦膠驕嬌 | 較角腳繳 | 教叫 | ||
| qiao | 敲 | 橋僑瞧喬 | 巧悄 | 翹 | |
| xiao | 消蕭銷宵囂瀟 | 小曉 | 校笑效孝 | ||
| ye | 耶 | 椰爺 | 也野 | 業夜葉頁 | |
| bie | 別 | ||||
| mie | 滅 | ||||
| die | 碟跌蝶疊 | ||||
| tie | 貼帖 | 鐵 | |||
| lie | 咧 | 列烈裂劣獵 | |||
| jie | 接皆街階揭 | 結節傑截捷潔劫杰羯 | 解姐姊 | 界介借屆藉戒 | |
| qie | 切 | 且 | |||
| xie | 些蠍 | 協邪鞋斜脅諧 | 寫血 | 謝械蟹洩卸屑 | |
| you | 優憂幽悠呦 | 由遊油尤游郵猶 | 有友 | 又右幼佑誘 | |
| miu | 謬 | ||||
| diu | 丟 | ||||
| niu | 牛 | 扭紐鈕 | |||
| liu | 溜 | 流留劉 | 柳 | 六 | |
| jiu | 糾 | 久九酒 | 就究救舊 | ||
| qiu | 秋邱丘 | 球求 | |||
| xiu | 修休羞 | 秀袖 | |||
| yan | 煙殷淹焉 | 言研嚴延顏炎沿岩 | 眼演掩 | 驗厭彥燕雁 | |
| bian | 邊編鞭 | 扁 | 變便遍辯辨 | ||
| pian | 篇偏 | 片騙 | |||
| mian | 眠綿 | 免勉 | 面麵 | ||
| dian | 顛 | 點典 | 電店殿墊 | ||
| tian | 天添 | 田填甜 | |||
| nian | 年黏 | 念唸 | |||
| lian | 連聯憐蓮廉 | 臉 | 練戀鍊 | ||
| jian | 堅兼尖監肩奸煎 | 簡檢減剪撿 | 間見建件劍鍵薦健漸艦鑑箭賤踐 | ||
| qian | 千簽牽遷籤謙 | 前錢潛 | 淺遣 | 歉欠 | |
| xian | 先仙鮮纖 | 賢閒弦嫌絃 | 顯險 | 現線限縣憲獻陷羨 | |
| bin | 彬賓斌 | ||||
| pin | 拼 | 頻貧 | 品 | 聘 | |
| min | 民 | 敏閩 | |||
| nin | 您 | ||||
| lin | 林臨鄰霖琳麟淋 | 吝 | |||
| jin | 今金筋津斤 | 緊僅儘錦謹 | 進近盡禁勁晉 | ||
| qin | 親侵欽 | 琴勤秦 | 寢 | ||
| xin | 心新欣辛薪馨 | 尋 | 信 | ||
| yang | 央 | 陽楊洋揚羊 | 養仰癢 | 樣 | |
| niang | 娘 | ||||
| liang | 量良涼梁樑 | 兩 | 亮諒輛 | ||
| jiang | 將江 | 講獎蔣 | 降醬 | ||
| qiang | 槍腔 | 強牆 | 搶 | ||
| xiang | 相香鄉箱 | 詳翔祥 | 想響享 | 像向象項巷 | |
| bing | 兵冰 | 屏餅丙 | 並病併并 | ||
| ping | 平評瓶憑坪萍蘋 | ||||
| ming | 名明銘鳴冥 | 命 | |||
| ding | 丁叮 | 頂鼎 | 定訂 | ||
| ting | 聽廳 | 停庭廷亭婷 | 挺艇 | ||
| ning | 寧凝 | ||||
| ling | 靈零齡玲鈴凌陵 | 領嶺 | 另令 | ||
| jing | 經精驚京睛晶菁 | 警景井 | 竟境靜敬鏡競淨徑靖 | ||
| qing | 清輕青傾卿 | 情擎晴 | 請 | 慶 | |
| 星興猩 | 行形型刑 | 醒 | 性幸姓 | ||
| yong | 庸 | 永勇擁泳詠踴湧 | 用 | ||
| qiong | 穹 | 窮瓊 | |||
| xiong | 兄胸兇 | 雄熊 | 詗 | ||
| wu | 嗚屋烏污巫 | 無吳吾毋唔 | 五武舞午伍 | 物務誤勿悟霧 | |
| bu | 補捕埔卜 | 不部步布佈怖 | |||
| pu | 撲鋪 | 菩僕 | 普譜 | ||
| mu | 母姆牡 | 目木幕慕牧暮墓募 | |||
| fu | 夫膚 | 服福符浮幅伏彿扶輻 | 府輔腐撫 | 附復負父付富複副覆婦賦腹傅赴 | |
| du | 都督 | 獨讀毒 | 賭睹 | 度渡杜肚 | |
| tu | 禿 | 圖突徒途屠塗涂 | 土吐 | 兔 | |
| nu | 努 | 怒 | |||
| lu | 爐盧 | 魯 | 路錄陸鹿 | ||
| gu | 孤姑估辜 | 古股骨鼓谷 | 故顧固 | ||
| ku | 哭枯 | 苦 | 庫酷褲 | ||
| hu | 乎呼忽 | 湖胡糊狐蝴壺 | 虎唬 | 護互戶 | |
| zu | 租 | 足族卒 | 組祖阻 | ||
| cu | 粗 | 促 | |||
| su | 蘇 | 俗 | 速訴宿素塑肅 | ||
| zhu | 諸豬朱珠 | 竹逐築 | 主煮 | 著住助注註祝駐佇柱 | |
| chu | 出初 | 除儲 | 處楚礎 | 觸 | |
| shu | 書輸樞殊舒疏 | 淑叔 | 屬暑鼠署 | 數術述樹束恕 | |
| ru | 如儒 | 汝乳 | 入辱 | ||
| wa | 哇挖蛙 | 娃 | 瓦 | ||
| gua | 括瓜刮 | 寡 | 掛 | ||
| kua | 誇 | 跨 | |||
| hua | 華花 | 劃滑划 | 話化畫 | ||
| zhua | 抓 | ||||
| shua | 刷 | 耍 | |||
| wo | 窩 | 我 | 握臥 | ||
| duo | 多朵 | 奪 | 躲 | 墮 | |
| tuo | 脫託拖托 | 陀駝 | 妥 | 拓 | |
| nuo | 娜 | 諾 | |||
| luo | 囉 | 羅邏螺 | 落洛 | ||
| guo | 郭鍋 | 國 | 果 | 過 | |
| kuo | 擴闊 | ||||
| huo | 活 | 火伙夥 | 或貨獲惑禍 | ||
| zuo | 昨 | 左佐 | 作做座坐 | ||
| cuo | 錯措挫 | ||||
| suo | 縮梭 | 所索鎖 | |||
| zhuo | 桌捉 | 卓 | |||
| shuo | 說 | 碩 | |||
| ruo | 若弱 | ||||
| wai | 歪 | 外 | |||
| guai | 乖 | 怪 | |||
| kuai | 快塊 | ||||
| huai | 懷 | 壞 | |||
| shuai | 摔衰 | 甩 | 率帥 | ||
| wei | 威 | 為維微唯圍危違惟 | 委偉尾瑋 | 位未味謂衛穌喂慰魏胃偽 | |
| dui | 堆 | 對隊 | |||
| tui | 推 | 腿 | 退 | ||
| gui | 規歸龜瑰 | 鬼軌詭 | 貴櫃桂 | ||
| kui | 虧 | 魁 | 愧 | ||
| hui | 輝揮灰恢 | 回迴 | 悔毀 | 會慧惠繪匯賄 | |
| zui | 嘴 | 最罪醉 | |||
| cui | 催 | 脆翠粹 | |||
| sui | 雖 | 隨 | 歲碎穗 | ||
| zhui | 追 | 墜 | |||
| chui | 吹 | 垂 | |||
| shui | 水 | 睡稅 | |||
| rui | 瑞銳叡 | ||||
| wan | 灣彎 | 完玩丸頑 | 晚碗婉 | 萬 | |
| duan | 端 | 短 | 段斷 | ||
| tuan | 團 | ||||
| nuan | 暖 | ||||
| luan | 亂 | ||||
| guan | 關觀官冠 | 管館 | 灌慣貫罐 | ||
| kuan | 寬 | 款 | |||
| huan | 歡 | 還環 | 緩 | 換幻患喚 | |
| zuan | 鑽 | ||||
| suan | 酸 | 算 | |||
| zhuan | 專 | 轉 | 賺 | ||
| chuan | 穿川 | 傳船 | 串 | ||
| ruan | 軟阮 | ||||
| wen | 溫瘟 | 文聞雯紋蚊 | 穩吻 | 問 | |
| dun | 敦 | 頓盾 | |||
| tun | 吞 | ||||
| lun | 輪倫淪 | 論 | |||
| gun | 滾 | 棍 | |||
| kun | 坤昆 | 困 | |||
| hun | 婚昏 | 魂渾 | 混 | ||
| zun | 尊遵 | ||||
| cun | 村 | 存 | 寸吋 | ||
| sun | 孫 | 損 | |||
| zhun | 準准 | ||||
| chun | 春 | 純唇 | 蠢 | ||
| shun | 順瞬 | ||||
| run | 潤 | ||||
| wang | 汪 | 王亡 | 網往枉 | 望忘旺妄 | |
| guang | 光 | 廣 | 逛 | ||
| kuang | 框 | 狂 | 況 | ||
| huang | 荒 | 凰黃皇煌 | 謊 | 晃 | |
| zhuang | 裝莊 | 狀撞壯 | |||
| chuang | 窗 | 床 | 闖 | 創 | |
| shuang | 雙霜 | 爽 | |||
| weng | 翁 | ||||
| yu | 於魚餘予于愉瑜愚余漁娛 | 與語雨宇羽 | 育預遇欲愈玉域裕鬱獄譽慾浴喻禦昱郁豫籲 | ||
| nv | 女 | ||||
| lv | 旅呂侶 | 慮律綠濾 | |||
| ju | 居俱拘 | 局 | 舉矩 | 據具句劇巨聚距拒懼 | |
| qu | 區曲驅趨屈 | 取 | 去趣 | ||
| xu | 需須虛 | 徐 | 許 | 續序緒旭敘 | |
| yue | 約曰 | 月越閱躍悅岳 | |||
| jue | 覺決絕爵 | ||||
| que | 缺 | 卻確雀 | |||
| xue | 學 | 雪 | 穴 | ||
| yuan | 淵冤 | 原員元園源緣援圓袁 | 遠 | 願院怨苑 | |
| juan | 捐娟 | 卷捲 | 倦眷 | ||
| quan | 圈 | 全權拳泉詮 | 犬 | 勸 | |
| xuan | 宣軒 | 旋玄懸 | 選 | ||
| yun | 雲云 | 允 | 運韻孕 | ||
| jun | 軍君均鈞 | 俊駿 | |||
| qun | 群 | ||||
| xun | 勳薰 | 詢巡循 | 訊訓遜迅 |